Making a 8x8x8 RGB LED Cube

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This video shows how the 8x8x8 RGB LED Cube was built. 512x PL9823 LEDs were used to make the 8x8x8 LED RGB Cube. It consists of 8 identical segments with 8x8 LEDs. The segments are attached with screws to the base. That means the segments can be removed easily in case of a faulty LED. All electronic components including the power supply are located inside the base. Please check the pinout of your LEDs before making the cube.
00:00 intro
00:04 basic structure
00:11 decoupling capacitor
00:34 solder DATA lines
01:31 solder power lines
02:00 solder segments
03:06 DATA lines to connect rows
03:21 pretest
03:27 paint wires
04:30 cut base parts
04:57 drill holes into base
05:07 wire bracket
05:56 glue base
06:53 mount segments
07:54 segment DATA lines
08:21 wire power supply
09:41 schematic controller
10:06 mount power supply
10:30 mount sheet metal
11:42 remove protection film
11:53 finished LED Cube
Key features:
- 512x PL9823 LEDs (5mm diameter)
- same data protocoll as WS2812 LEDs
- LED pitch 30mm
- steel wire ~40m (0.5mm diameter, horizontal connections)
- steel wire ~13m (0.6mm diameter, vertical connections)
- base dimensions 300x300x63mm
- base material black acrylic glass 3mm
- controller Wemos D1 Mini Pro with ESPixelStick Firmware 4.0
- level shifter 74HCT125 to convert 3.3V logic up to 5V
- animations made with xLights
- SD card slot to play back animations
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LED RGB Cube 8x8x8
• LED RGB Cube 8x8x8
Creating a xLights 8x8x8 LED Cube Model
• Creating a xLights 8x8...
xLights
xlights.org/releases/
xLights model
www.dropbox.com/sh/huax24hafb...
xLights Sequence file
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ppxo3f...
xLights fseq file
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/but9gi...
Creating xLights Animations for a 8x8x8 LED Cube
• Creating xLights Anima...
ESPixelStick Controller Firmware
github.com/forkineye/ESPixelS...
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Music: "RoboCelt" By Way Beyond is licensed under a Creative Commons License / Remixed from original
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Пікірлер: 80

@99rkrouse 24 күн бұрын

That's very delicate work.

@yotudero 24 күн бұрын

Thanks!

@theosky7162 5 ай бұрын

Extraordinary craftsmanship. Generous and precise details revealed via superb film and edit. An inspiration for all makers. Thanks and Regards !

@yotudero 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for your comment :) I learned a lot from other makers. With my videos I try to give something back.

@polykoma 8 ай бұрын

The paint job for the lines left me stunning bro. Fkn beautyyyyyyyy.Subbed!

@yotudero 8 ай бұрын

Thank you!!! 😀

@ricshaw4358 3 ай бұрын

Dayum. You got skills.

@manukalias Жыл бұрын

Just Wow 😍😍 Very Neat and clean Cube, With this kind of skill and time required to build this cube, it certainly needs a premium price.

@yotudero Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I tried my best to make a clean LED Cube.

@rannguyen5244 Жыл бұрын

so elaborate 💙

@yotudero Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙂

@ledmk2 5 ай бұрын

Very nice, many work

@yotudero 5 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@jesussayago5156 10 ай бұрын

Hi yotudero, you are a phenomenon and you never cease to amaze us. Great job and thanks for sharing. When you can we need a lesson on how you create animations in xLights. Thanks in advance.

@yotudero 10 ай бұрын

Thanks 🙂 I haven't forgotten it. I just want to do some other projects in between. 😄

@yotudero 9 ай бұрын

I uploaded a video about creating animations a few days ago. Check the link in the description.

@arthurestrella2853 5 ай бұрын

Wow, amazing

@yotudero 5 ай бұрын

Thanks 🙂

@RobotUNO 2 ай бұрын

Amazing

@yotudero 2 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@apeshitdrums 2 ай бұрын

This is a really great video thanks for posting. Out of curiosity what gauge size are you using to power each segment for the red, black and yellow wires (under the LED cube going to each segment) and what gauge wire are you using to come off the main power supply? Super appreciated thanks again!!!

@yotudero 2 ай бұрын

Thanks! The red and black wires are 1.5mm²/AWG16. The yellow data wire is 0.14mm²/AWG26.

@macdanken1972 2 ай бұрын

Coolly done. I will definitely recreate it. I only have one question: what is the significance of the capacitors?

@yotudero 2 ай бұрын

The capacitor ensures a stable power supply for the controller inside the LED. But it should work without capacitors as most LED cubes don`t have them.

@saidaydin7656 5 ай бұрын

Very cool video! Do you know how much SRAM it takes to control 512 addressable LEDs? How much RAM did your controller use?

@yotudero 5 ай бұрын

I am using a ESP8266 based controller (Wemos D1 Mini Pro) programmed with the ESPixelStick Firmware. 4MB of flash is required.

@mbennett2663 Жыл бұрын

Glad I found u. So I been trying to ask around if anyone knows how to program that cube .. can u do it w esp32? I'm just starting to get into Arduino as there's no way to get this dam esp32 to work w out this rabbit hole. Great hobby and I love keds

@yotudero Жыл бұрын

Like in many of my other projects the LEDs are controlled with a ESP8266 board but a Esp32 is possible, too. I programmed the ESP8266 with the ESPixelStick Firmware.

@mysecondchannel9481 Жыл бұрын

Hi great video.. can you give a video of how you make the actual circuit board... also show us the sample of how you do the epixelstick progamming.

@yotudero Жыл бұрын

Hi! It is shown in his video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e7BglM55vdbMgZc.html

@mysecondchannel9481 Жыл бұрын

Thanks bro

@mysecondchannel9481 Жыл бұрын

Hi can i use LED cathodes on this?

@yotudero Жыл бұрын

@@mysecondchannel9481 Hi, you can only use LEDs which are compatible with the WS2811 data protocoll for example the P9823-F5.

@mysecondchannel9481 Жыл бұрын

Hi can i use d1 mini, instead of d1 mini pro?

@realdonutking123 Жыл бұрын

cool :)

@yotudero Жыл бұрын

🙂

@murraymadness4674 Ай бұрын

Nicely done. Me thinks rather than a cube you can use only 4 led deep and make it wider instead and use graphic effects to give it more 3d appearance. Just too costly for a full cube.

@yotudero Ай бұрын

Thank you! Good idea! Yes, for a nice 3D effect 4 LED deep should be enough. I think I saw a similar project some time ago.

@2MilMil 17 күн бұрын

Hello! I am trying to understand how the individual leds are controlled. Arent they all connected in series? How do you control individual leds to form complicated patterns? In my mind they could only light up one after the other?

@yotudero 16 күн бұрын

Yes, the data pins of the LEDs are connected in series. Every LED forwards the data to the next LED. The internal data latch of the built in controller saves the data.

@lazyheart1238 7 ай бұрын

Hi, how can i change to other animations? And where can i find them?

@yotudero 7 ай бұрын

Hi, you can download the sequence xsq file here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ppxo3f1ihcnt2t1tcsziq/LED-Cube_8x8x8_v6.xsq?rlkey=h3xk31epke40tcksw5pe50rfx&dl=0 This file contains the animations and can be edited in xLights.

@khangNguyen-xz2cy 7 ай бұрын

Can I use an esp8266 circuit?

@yotudero 7 ай бұрын

Yes, you can. I am using a ESP8266 based controller (Wemos D1 Mini Pro).

@xkxine Жыл бұрын

Im not that much into electronics, are the capacitors necessary?

@yotudero Жыл бұрын

It should work without the capacitors.

@xkxine Жыл бұрын

@@yotudero thank you! also do you have a measurement about how much space there is between each LED on your shaper?

@yotudero Жыл бұрын

@@xkxine The distance between each LED is 30mm.

@NanoTLG 4 ай бұрын

Do you sell these fully build?

@yotudero 4 ай бұрын

No, it takes way too much time building these cubes. 😅

@NanoTLG 4 ай бұрын

@@yotudero okay thanks for the reply!

@vincentblank1584 8 ай бұрын

Are the Fuses important?

@yotudero 8 ай бұрын

The fuses are needed in case of a short circuit. The power supply is really powerful. I want to be on the save side and use fuses in my projects.

@vincentblank1584 8 ай бұрын

@@yotudero ok thanks. I need to do the same thing for a school Project and i hope it will be also so good like yours

@yotudero 8 ай бұрын

@@vincentblank1584 That's a nice school project. You can make a video once you finished it 😄

@frosty1433 6 ай бұрын

This build video has Asian level of patience and majestic. My build video would have a lot of man handling and frustrated cussing. Maybe even a hammer. Instead of wires being gently set, you would see them fly into view as I tossed them into place. I wouldn’t make a cube I would make a rhombohedron. 🤦‍♂️

@yotudero 6 ай бұрын

You are right, this project requires a lot patience. A hammer would really not be the appropriate tool. 😄

@nacerpaul Жыл бұрын

would you mind releasing the blueprints/measurements how you created it?

@yotudero Жыл бұрын

Checkout these points in the video: 0:39 Pitch of LEDs 0:47 length steel wire for DOUT->DIN 2:08 distance rows 4:30 thickness acrylic glass (base) 4:39 base parts 4:57 holes base plate 5:07 wire brackets 6:53 distance base to first row 10:06 sheet metal 10:36 spacer

@nacerpaul Жыл бұрын

@@yotudero thank you! And truly amazing work

@yotudero Жыл бұрын

@@nacerpaul Thanks! 🙂

@nacerpaul Жыл бұрын

quick question, the LED’s you use are they two different types? or "PL9823/WS2812" is the type of one LED’s?

@yotudero Жыл бұрын

@@nacerpaul I use PL9823-F5 LEDs. They have the same data protocol as the WS2812.

@finnosullivan8744 2 ай бұрын

is there instructions

@yotudero 2 ай бұрын

I think my video shows all important steps. Besides the video there are no written instructions.

@arduino6408 Ай бұрын

How can I buy?

@yotudero Ай бұрын

You can buy the PL9823-F5 LEDs on Aliexpress.

@abirislam1321 8 ай бұрын

Please brother i really wanted to make one

@staga20 6 күн бұрын

Anodo común o catodo común

@yotudero 5 күн бұрын

The PL9823-F5 LEDs don't have a common anode or cathode. They are all connected in parallel.

@abirislam1321 8 ай бұрын

Hello brother i am kind of new. I wanted to make the same thing but i don't have that code can you give me that code

@yotudero 8 ай бұрын

Hi, in my channel there are a videos for the xLights model and the animations. The ESPixelStick Controller Firmware 4.0 can be downloaded from GitHub. Check the links in the video descriptions.

@abirislam1321 8 ай бұрын

one more thing i want to clear if i uploaded that ESPixel stick controller 4.0 the cube should be work perfectly right? @@yotudero

@abirislam1321 8 ай бұрын

also what kind of led are you using?

@yotudero 8 ай бұрын

@@abirislam1321 Once you have uploaded the ESPixelStick Firmware, you can only select some basic test functions from the web interface. You have to use xLights for the animations.

@yotudero 8 ай бұрын

@@abirislam1321 I used PL9823 LEDs (5mm diameter) for my LED cube.